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Egon Schiele: Spirituality Instead of Sex

April 10, 2017

Vienna’s Albertina museum is showing an alternative side of Egon Schiele. The exhibition reveals the painter’s fascination with St. Francis and shows how his portrayals of nudity were a stance against western decadence.

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